Multiple Choice Quiz



1.	Use a colon to _______.
	A.	introduce material that illustrates, explains, or restates preceding material
	B.	indicate a direct quotation
	C.	show strong feeling
	D.	separate main clauses

2.	Use a semicolon to _______.
	A.	introduce a long or formal quotation
	B.	set off an appositive or an appositve phrase
	C.	separate main clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction
	D.	set off and emphasize supplemental information or parenthetical comments

3.	Use a dash to _______.
	A.	separate main clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction
	B.	set off and emphasize supplemental information or parenthetical comments
	C.	set off an appositive or an appositive phrase
	D.	introduce a long or formal quotation

4.	Place a comma, a semicolon, or a colon _______.
	A.	inside the parentheses
	B.	outside the parentheses
	C.	after the closing parenthesis
	D.	none of the above

5.	Use brackets to _______.
	A.	enclose information that you insert into a quotation for clarity
	B.	indicate the omission of material from a quotation
	C.	enclose a direct quotation
	D.	set off supplemental material

6.	Italicize _______.
	A.	definitions
	B.	foreign words
	C.	dialogue
	D.	slang

7.	Use an apostrophe and -s to _______.
	A.	form the plural of letters, numerals, symbols, and words used to represent themselves
	B.	form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in -s
	C.	form the posessive of a singular noun, even one that ends in -s
	D.	all of the above

8.	Abbreviations _______.
	A.	indicate omission of material from a quotation
	B.	are shortened forms of words
	C.	always require periods
	D.	introduce explanatory remarks

9.	Spell out numbers that _______.
	A.	express percentages
	B.	express the year and day in a date
	C.	express amounts of money
	D.	occur at the beginning of a sentence

10.	Use commas _______.
	A.	to indicate an abrupt break or change in thought within a sentence
	B.	to enclose a direct quotation
	C.	after all introductory adverb phrases
	D.	in a compound adjective that precedes a noun

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